Thyroid function and metabolic syndrome in the population-based LifeLines cohort study

Thyroid function and metabolic syndrome in the population-based LifeLines cohort study

Abstract Background The metabolic syndrome (MetS) is a combination of unfavourable health factors which includes abdominal obesity, dyslipidaemia, elevated blood pressure and impaired fasting glucose. Earlier studies have reported a relationship between thyroid function and some MetS components or s...

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Main Authors: Bruce H. R. Wolffenbuttel, Hanneke J. C. M. Wouters, Sandra N. Slagter, Robert P. van Waateringe, Anneke C. Muller Kobold, Jana V. van Vliet-Ostaptchouk, Thera P. Links, Melanie M. van der Klauw
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-10-01
Series:BMC Endocrine Disorders
Subjects:
Metabolic syndrome
Thyroid
Triiodothyronine
Epidemiology
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12902-017-0215-1

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